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Critical Threats / AEI — Doha Framework analysis · United States · The Doha-Washington peace machinery grinds on while the front rearms
Argues the November 2025 DRC-M23 Doha framework left most key provisions unresolved and far from implementation, with the Montreux humanitarian-access protocol the only concrete progress — a sober read on a process running ahead of facts on the ground.
“Most key provisions of the Doha framework remain unresolved, face many challenges, and are far from implementation.”